[CondoleezzaProtege]

It's going to be awhile before the whole Boeing 737 MAX scandal is unpacked for all its lessons -- provided there is genuine transparency and their high-powered legal team doesn't succeed in keeping all the gory details from the public. It's important to keep in mind though, that the story largely began in the late 2000s-2010 when Airbus sales of their A320neo peaked.

Boeing was in the process of designing a whole new airplane, but fears of Airbus gains on the American market forced them to drop their plans and instead rush efforts to 'maximize' their existing 737 model. All to save time and money.

It's worth noting that right now, it's not just Boeing MAX planes proving to be a (deadly) problem. Their latest batch of military aircraft are showing signs of shoddy manufacturing and other problems as well -- frustrating our Air Force.

Boeing needs new leadership. And fast.

If only they had waited and invested in designing a whole new commercial aircraft. The story would be a lot different now.

[onedoug]

A-321. Great airplane.

[Hulka]

“It’s worth noting that right now, it’s not just Boeing MAX planes proving to be a (deadly) problem. Their latest batch of military aircraft are showing signs of shoddy manufacturing and other problems as well — frustrating our Air Force”

Please provide info on military aircraft (plural) issues.

[FtrPilot]

Bookmark for later

[HChampagne]

American should wait for the 797.

[Moonman62]

If only they had waited and invested in designing a whole new commercial aircraft.

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Do you have any idea how much money that costs and how much time it takes, not just for Boeing, but the airlines, too?

You don’t seem to have a problem with Airbus modifying their A321 to save money and time.

[CodeToad]

Biggest lesson Boeing will NOT learn: When you worry more about being liberal than building good products, you destroy the company.

Boeing is an extremely Democrat/liberal company. Republicans/conservatives not welcome.

Remember, in January 2019, while the 737 Max problem was being denied by Boeing, Boeing paid Obama $10 million for his library for him to give a lecture to the executives.

[Cold War Veteran - Submarines]

Lest we forget the stories history of the 737. The -100 and -200 we not exactly the pinnacle of success. If folklore is true, the plane truly needed a T tail but the gray beards at Boeing refused putting the horizontal stabilizer at its Boeing-traditional position low on the plane. Boeing fought stability issues for years. But they stuck it out and it became one of the most widely sold planes ever. New aircraft designs are painful to mature. The transition from the lab to air is somewhat of an art despite all the science. Easier today with CAD and advanced modeling but still it takes time and testing. That latter point is when management gets antsy and starts to pressure completion leading to disaster